Month: March 2018

The Melbourne Dragons fly off to Canberra this weekend in what will be their third year
participating in the Australian Women’s Tier 2 Show Case Series, they begin their season at the
Phillip Ice Skating Centre competing against the Adelaide Valkyries, Brisbane Stars, Canberra
Pirates and Sydney Bombers.
The team roster was announced earlier this month, welcoming some new and familiar faces
back to the Dragons, along with the exciting announcement of a Dragons development
squad. This year we bid farewell to one of the Dragons Maki Katsuyama as she heads back
home to Japan. Two Dragons from the 2017 squad, Christine Dutton and Ketta Scheuerlein
were selected to play with the Melbourne Ice Women’s squad, and favourite matte helmet
coloured fierce goalie Paula Keen was selected to play for the Sydney Sirens.
The Melbourne Dragons finished in third place in the 2017 Australian Women’s Tier 2 Show
Case Series defeating the Canberra Pirates at the O’Brien Group Arena in Melbourne in a
shootout and claiming the Bronze. This year the team are working hard and have their heart
set on the gold.
The Dragons are ready and eager to battle the other states to represent their home state,
Melbourne. Following the two tryout sessions which were held at each of the Melbourne
rinks and the observation at training sessions, this looks to be the Dragons strongest team
to date. “Remember you are playing for your state, the logo on your chest, give it 110%” –
Coach Lawrie Pigot.
Unfortunately, Lawrie will not be able to join the team in Canberra due to a personal
commitment, but has been a key element in prepping the team and will certainly be missed
over the weekend. Emma Poynton has stepped in and will lead the team into battle. Coach
Poynton brings a wealth of knowledge from her years of playing Ice Hockey and her
background in sports development, and no doubt the team will be in good hands. Emma
and the team are being supported by team managers, Shelley Alexander and Ruth Brooks
who have been working day through night and doing a tremendous amount of work behind
the scenes to get the team ready to go!
Pride Tape and Purple Dragons Pucks are also being sold by the team to assist with the costs
in participating in the tournament. Thank you to all the supporters, family, and friends for
your overwhelming support to date.

To allow more time for players to register, we have moved the Winter Draft to April 4th at 8PM. Revised information below.

Winter Draft 2018

The 2018 Winter Draft will be held on the 4th of April at 8.00PM and 9.15PM. The 8.00PM session is intended for those entering higher divisions however you will be advised of your session by IHV officials before the date.

All players registering for the draft has 2 compulsory prerequisites.

1) IHV Insurance.

Please go to http://bit.ly/IHVRegistration and register for a Draft PS membership. This is a compulsory registration to cover your insurance on the ice. If you are not selected in the draft this will be eligible for aa refund.

2) Registration for draft

The following survey must be completed to register for the draft before the 1st April 2018.

http://bit.ly/2FLIbBW

This provides clubs with information about your hockey experience and allows IHV to complete the check in process to the draft.

When arriving at your allocated time on the 4th, please arrive at least 30 minutes or more for the check in process as many players may arrive at once. Check in for the 8.00PM session will close at 7.30PM and 8.45PM for the 9.15PM session. You will not be allowed on the ice until the check in process is complete.

Further to this, please note that those players looking to enter Premier A level only and who are not Australian residents require a IIHF International Transfer Card at a cost of $660 before the season start. By entering the draft and completing the registration if you fall under these conditions you accept this fee.

If you have any further inquiries, please feel free to contact winter@ihv.org.au

IHV are currently seeking Expressions or Interest for the following 2018 Coaching Positions.

To express interest in any of the following positions, please send email to coaching@ihv.org.au with an up to date Resume of your coaching experience and the specific role/s for which you are applying and the reason for which you believe you should be considered for the position, by 31st March 2018.

House League Coaches

U12 – Coaches

U15 – Coaches

U21 (non-checking) – Coaches

U21 (checking) – Coaches

State Coaches

U14 – Ginsberg Head Coach

U16 – DeFris Head Coach

U18 – Tange Head Coach

Open Men’s – Brown Head Coach

To assist with understanding 2018 scheduling, the following are expectations of dates and times that you will be expected to be available.

U12 (Sat/Sun 12:00pm – 1:30pm)

U15 (Sat/Sun 4:15pm – 6:30pm)

U21 NON-CHECKING (Training & Games will rotate around a few days and times. Mon nights at OBGA. Tue nights at OAKL as well as Sat & Sun late afternoons at OAKL and Sat & Sun early afternoons at OBGA)

U21 CHECKING ( Training & Games will rotate around a few days and times. Mon nights at OBGA. Tue nights at OAKL as well as Sat & Sun late afternoons at OAKL and Sat & Sun early afternoons at OBGA)

U14 Ginsberg (15th – 19th Aug in Melb)

U16 DeFris (1st – 5th Aug in Canberra)

U18 Tange (18th – 21st Jul in Newcastle)

Open Brown – (26th – 29th Sep in Perth)

*Note: State trainings will usually be between 8-12 weeks before tournament dates, dependent on ice availability.

Requirement 1: All Coaches, Managers or Trainers for all positions must have a valid WCC – Working with Children Check and a copy needs to be forwarded to the Coaching Director & Secretary of IHV